Calendarium 2017

Calendarium (important anniversaries) 2017

31. 10. 1517	500^th anniversary of the day, when Martin Luther nailed his 95 thesis up to the church’s door in Wittenberg (World Reformation Day)
January
6. 1. 1857	* Václav Vančura, first Czech bishop of the Unity of Brethren after J. A. Comenius
7. 1. 1977	Charter ’77 proclaimed
20. 1. 1942	the solution of the “Jewish Issue” debated by the Nazi Germany representatives at Wannsee Conference
23. 1. 1937	† Prof Josef Pekař, Czech historian
February
3. 2. 1947	† ThDr. Josef Lukášek, superintendent and historian
11. 2. 1547	† Jan Roh of Domažlice, Brethren bishop of Lutheran orientation
16. 2. 1497	* Philip Melanchton, theologian, Martin Luther’s successor, the “Teacher of Germany”
March
1. 3. 1457	the Unity of Brethren established in Kunvald
5. 3. 1717	* Jan Theofil Elsner, Reformed preacher in Berlin, titular Brethren senior, author of the Elsner’s Hymnbook
10. 3. 1417	the Charles University accepted the chalice
13. 3. 1977	† Prof PhDr. Jan Patočka, Czech philosopher, Charter ’77’s spokesman (* 1. 6. 1907)
15. 3. 1917	† Dr Heřman of Tardy, High Church Council councilor, historian
24. 3. 1877	† Karel Bedřich Utíkal, first headmaster of the Evangelic Teacher’s School in Čáslav
25. 3. 1927	† Alois Adlof, Czech Brethren Church preacher (i.e. current Brethren Church)
26. 3. 1467	Brethren priests were elected on the Maundy Thursday; this day the Unity of Brethren has detached from Rome and pope
April
12. 4. 1207?	† Peter Valdes, a merchant of Lyon following Christ in beggary, the founder of Waldensians
12. 4. 1437	the Compacts of Basel proclaimed in Prague
23. 4. 997	St Adalbertus the Slavnik, second bishop of Prague, martyred
May
10. 5. 1627	the Restitution of the Land Order imposed in Bohemia by the emperor Ferdinand II – the end of the religious liberty
12. 5. 1727	the Statutes of Herrnhut Unity of Brethren confirmed
25. 5. 1577	the Formula of Concord published, i.e. an authoritative statement in some Lutheran Churches
29. 5. 1637	† Georgius Tranoscius, author of Cithara Sanctorum
June
8. 6. 1727	† August Hermann Francke, evangelic pedagogue, theologian
12. 6. 1927	† Karel Farský, modernistic priest, the first patriarch of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church
17. 6. 1722	Herrnhut founded
21. 6. 1621	the execution of the 27 representatives of the Czech Estate’s revolt at the Old Town Square in Prague
July
2. 7. 1917	Battle at Zborov (first important appearance of the Czechoslovak Legions)
6. 7. 1415	Master John Huss burnt to death in Constance
20. 7. 1992	Václav Havel, the president of Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, abdicated
31. 7. 1627	the counter-reformation mandate included in the Restitution of the Land Order
August
4. 8. 1992	† František cardinal Tomášek, archbishop of Prague
11. 8. 1737	† Václav Kleych, editor in Zittau
12. 8. 1927	† Karel Statečný, theologian of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church
13. 8. 1727	the Glorious Eucharist of the renewed Herrnhut Unity of Brethren (Bethesdorf)
20. 8. 1912	† William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army
22. 8. 1547	the Bloody Congress (execution), the limitation of the Czech Estates
September
1. 9. 1707	Altranstädt Agreement between Swedish king Karl XII and the emperor Joseph I conceding a relative liberty for the Lutherans in Silesia, the building of the “churches of mercy” permitted
4. 9. 1942	St Gorazd II, Orthodox bishop, executed by Nazis (he hid the paratroopers after the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich)
5. 9. 1997	† St Mother Theresa, the missionary of poor people from Calcutta
9. 9. 1437	Jan Roháč of Dubá executed for opposition against Czech king Sigismund of Luxembourg
14. 9. 1937	† Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, Czechoslovak president, philosopher
22. 9. 1467	king George of Poděbrady defeated Crusaders near Nýrsko
23. 9. 1977	† Josef B. Jeschke, Comenius’ Faculty professor
October
11. 10. 1424	† Jan Žižka of Trocnov and Kalich, brilliant Hussite commander
12. 10. 1827	† János Szalatnay, Toleration preacher in Moraveč
30. 10. 1967	protests against switching off the light at university campuses in Prague
31. 10. 1517	the World Reformation Day (Martin Luther nailed his 95 thesis up to the church’s door at Wittenberg)
November
7. 11. 1917	Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
7. 11. 1992	† Alexandr Dubček, Czechoslovak politician
8. 11. 1620	White-Mountain-Battle
10. 11. 1827	† Michal Blažek, superintendent in Jimramov
12. 11. 1917	Russian Orthodox Patriarchy renewed
24. 11. 1942	† Bohumil Kafka, sculptor, author of Žižka’s statue at Vítkov Hill in Prague
December
6. 12. 1837	† Jan Šulek, preacher in Pržno, catechism author
12. 12. 1617	Lutheran church in Hrob destroyed – the impulse for the third Prague defenestration and Thirty Years’ War